Directory of Myth Resources

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Subcategories

• Assyro-Babylonian Creation Myths
• Egyptian Creation Myths
• Sumerian Myths

Resources in This Category

• Comparison of Babylonian and Noahic Flood Stories

  http://www.religioustolerance.org/noah_com.htm
  A comparison of The Babylonian text "The Epic of Galgamesh" and the Genesis account with about 20 major points in common and 6 differences.

• Genesis and Enuma Elish

  http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Ancient_religions/Mesopotamia/genesis_and_enuma_elish_creation.htm
  A comparison of Genesis and the much older Mesopotamian creation myth "Enuma Elish."

• Gilgamesh Epic v. Genesis

  http://creation.com/comparative-study-of-gilgamesh-and-genesis-introduction
  A comparative study of the flood accounts in these two documents, with the conclusion that the theory that both accounts descended from a common origin is the most plausible one.

• Sabbath Origins

  http://www.bibleorigins.net/sabbathorigins.html
  This article argues article that Genesis' Garden of Eden and its concept of a resting God setting aside a seventh day as a Sabbath rest day is derived, in part, from the Epic of Gilgamesh and to a degree, the Atrahasis Flood Story.

 

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